Basket

2001.05.0004

Thumbnail of Basket  (2001.05.0004)

Basic Information

Artifact Identification Basket   (2001.05.0004)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Furnishings
  2. :
  3. Household Accessories
  4. :
  5. Storage & Display Accessories
Artist/Maker a Tucuna woman
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 1964
Culture Tukuna, Ticuna, Maguta
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 32.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Diameter) 29.8 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 276 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Textile, Plant
Manufacturing Processes Cutting, Weaving--Basket

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Guss, David M. To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Donation of Norman E. and Dorothea Scott Whitten, Gift 2007
Reproduction No

Contact

All information about our collection is constantly reviewed and updated. Please contact Dery Martínez-Bonilla, Registrar, if there is any information you are looking for that isn't currently online.